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submitted 10 months ago by Critical_Insight@feddit.uk to c/linux@lemmy.ml

https://mullvad.net/en/help/install-mullvad-app-linux

Trying to install VPN and these are the instructions Mullvad is giving me. This is ridiculous. There must be a more simple way. I know how to follow the instructions but I have no idea what I'm doing here. Can't I just download a file and install it? I'm on Ubuntu.

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[-] Aggravationstation@lemmy.world 29 points 10 months ago

I don't want to sound arrogant but is reading a few paragraphs then copying and pasting 3 different commands into a terminal really that difficult?

It will make life easier in the long run as having a repo added will update the software with sudo apt upgrade in the future.

[-] UnixWeeb@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 10 months ago

Gotta consider users on windows download random programs and blindly follow an installation wizard.

[-] ulterno@lemmy.kde.social 1 points 10 months ago

"follow an installation wizard" <-- I know people just out of uni (having completed BTech), who can't even do that. Keeping that in mind, I can have way more patience towards OP.

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